#BD6C42#BD6C42
#BD6C42 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.118 H 47.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD6C42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 108, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 65%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.9%, 65.1%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.96, 28.47, 37.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.96, 46.72, 52.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.38% 0.0803 0.0862) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.38% 0.118 47) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3344, 21.9401, 7.9485) |
| Luminance | 0.2194 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.76
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.39
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.77
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.06
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.12
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD6C42 #4293BD
analogous
#BD4255 #BD6C42 #BDAA42
triadic
#BD6C42 #42BD6C #6C42BD
tetradic
#BD6C42 #55BD42 #4293BD #AA42BD
square
#BD6C42 #55BD42 #4293BD #AA42BD
split-complementary
#BD6C42 #42BDAA #4255BD
monochromatic
#623822 #905232 #BD6C42 #CD8F6F #DDB39D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.90
#BD6C42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.39
#BD6C42 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD6C42
5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD6C42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD6C42 | 1.00 | 3.90 | 5.39 | 5.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#82763E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968841
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE5C62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd6c42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 108, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.118 47.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d69777',
500: '#bd6c42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd6c42; $custom-light: #d69777; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd6c42",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 108,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.488,
"s": 48.235,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61376,
"c": 0.11779,
"h": 47
},
"luminance": 0.21937
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD6C42
secondary
#92B6C9
accent
#A9D850
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2ED
border
#D4CCC8
text
#150D09
muted
#837E7B